Ginny stretched out in front of the common room fir. It was a cold day.
Last night, after she had finished her homework, she had gone to the
quidditch pitch and flew around the ground a couple of times. Everyone was
busy with his or her own work and no one had bothered to ask her what she
was doing. After a while, she had gone to see professor Snape about some
homework. Ginny was rather talented at potions and professor Snape was
impressed with her as she read more than just the school syllabus; she
would borrow books from the library and do some of the higher level
potions. Right now she was having a problem getting some of the
ingredients for a wolfsbane potion. Snape had promised to get some from
hogsmeade by the next day.
Ginny's books lay in front of her. She had done a bit of her homework, but she was getting bored. Closing her books, she turned her attention towards the notice on the board. Her had to attend her class in another 10 minutes. As she thought of this, she smiled. Her life seemed so much busier now. It helped to keep her mind of her problems.
She dumped her books in her bag, which was lying at the foot of the couch that she was sitting on. Taking a small backpack that contained her leotard, a bottle of water and some other accessories, she made her way towards the Great Hall, which was where the dance practice was to be held.
Just as she expected, she was early. There were only a few students and the dance teacher. The Great Hall had been altered a bit to fit the class. On the side there were poles so the students could stretch. In a corner, all rolled up were a bunch of mats. A little higher on the wall was some kind of spotlight. To the left, were about 30 or so chairs. There were 2 tables, on which various kinds of props were kept.
Ginny wondered where to change. She turned around and saw the changing rooms. There were 4 of them, 2 for the boys and 2 for the girls. She went into the fist one. Suddenly, it was apparent why no one was out there; there were all here. In a corner she could see 3 hufflepuffs all in different colored leotards. They were looking in the mirror and lamenting their figure. There were 2 sixth year Slytherins, who were standing near the door and taunting 2 Ravenclaws about how they looked. Ginny went into one of the stalls and changed in to her light blue leotard.
When she came out, nearly everybody was gone. Only the 2 Ravenclaws were still there. Ginny took a look at her self in the mirror. She did not look as bad as she thought she would. The leotard but out her figure as t was body hugging. The neck was a little deep allowing for a bit of cleavage to be seen. She tied her hair in a ponytail and allowed her to fall behind her. She could feel the eyes of the Ravenclaw girls on her. She turned around and introduced herself just as they were about to do so themselves. Then all 3 of them walked out of the changing room in silence.
The Great Hall was nearly full. A few of the boys were yet to come. Most of the girls Were sitting in silence, as they did not know any one. Ginny and her 2 friends took a seat right in the front as all the ones at the back were taken. Even as she sat she could feel the eyes of many of the boys on her. From then some of her nervousness went away; she knew she looked good.
In a few minutes, all the boys and girls were seated. Most of the boys were hidden in the shadow. A few more confident ones were seated in the front. From where Ginny was sitting, she could see Colin Creevey, a ravenclaw boy and a hufflepuff boy who were both in her muggle studies class. She gave them a small wave, which they returned, rather nervously.
Professor Alipes went around greeting each student. When she met everyone, she proceeded with the class.
"Good evening students. I am so happy to be here. For many of you, this is the first time that you have taken up and kind of dance form. Am I right?" she said. To this there was a lot of whispered murmuring and nodding of heads.
" Well, there is nothing to be afraid of. This year, I will be teaching you to jive and to do ballet, along with other classical dance forms. At the end of the year, the entire class from the fifth years to the seventh years will be taking part in a musical. There will be plenty of rolls for everyone." At this there were some looks of disbelief passed around.
Ignoring the whispers, she continued, " Today we shall start with some basic exercises. Will everyone please take a mat from the corner and lie down on it. Push the chairs at the back so you can have more space." At this there was a lot of scraping of chairs and rustling to get a mat that wasn't stepped on too much.
"Girls on the left and boys to the right, please. Now begin by doing these exercises." And she showed them 6 exercises, which they did with ease.
15 minutes later.......
" I think we have done enough for today. I will be giving you a schedule, for our later classes. On Wednesday, I will start with jive or ballet or if any of you have a suggestion, I will be happy to start with whatever you like" she said with a smile. "And remember to practice all your exercises."
With 5 minutes, the Hall was emptied. Ginny left with her two ravenclaw friends. She did not feel disappointed, but the class wasn't exactly to her expectations. Deciding that Wednesday would be better, she went up to her common room.
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A/n hi everyone. How do u like the story so far? Please review and tell me!!!!!!!
Do any of you know any good dances that I should write about? Trouble is I don't know the name of any dance. Also could someone suggest a musical? I was thinking cats, but I decided not to. Anything else?
-Princess 17
Ginny's books lay in front of her. She had done a bit of her homework, but she was getting bored. Closing her books, she turned her attention towards the notice on the board. Her had to attend her class in another 10 minutes. As she thought of this, she smiled. Her life seemed so much busier now. It helped to keep her mind of her problems.
She dumped her books in her bag, which was lying at the foot of the couch that she was sitting on. Taking a small backpack that contained her leotard, a bottle of water and some other accessories, she made her way towards the Great Hall, which was where the dance practice was to be held.
Just as she expected, she was early. There were only a few students and the dance teacher. The Great Hall had been altered a bit to fit the class. On the side there were poles so the students could stretch. In a corner, all rolled up were a bunch of mats. A little higher on the wall was some kind of spotlight. To the left, were about 30 or so chairs. There were 2 tables, on which various kinds of props were kept.
Ginny wondered where to change. She turned around and saw the changing rooms. There were 4 of them, 2 for the boys and 2 for the girls. She went into the fist one. Suddenly, it was apparent why no one was out there; there were all here. In a corner she could see 3 hufflepuffs all in different colored leotards. They were looking in the mirror and lamenting their figure. There were 2 sixth year Slytherins, who were standing near the door and taunting 2 Ravenclaws about how they looked. Ginny went into one of the stalls and changed in to her light blue leotard.
When she came out, nearly everybody was gone. Only the 2 Ravenclaws were still there. Ginny took a look at her self in the mirror. She did not look as bad as she thought she would. The leotard but out her figure as t was body hugging. The neck was a little deep allowing for a bit of cleavage to be seen. She tied her hair in a ponytail and allowed her to fall behind her. She could feel the eyes of the Ravenclaw girls on her. She turned around and introduced herself just as they were about to do so themselves. Then all 3 of them walked out of the changing room in silence.
The Great Hall was nearly full. A few of the boys were yet to come. Most of the girls Were sitting in silence, as they did not know any one. Ginny and her 2 friends took a seat right in the front as all the ones at the back were taken. Even as she sat she could feel the eyes of many of the boys on her. From then some of her nervousness went away; she knew she looked good.
In a few minutes, all the boys and girls were seated. Most of the boys were hidden in the shadow. A few more confident ones were seated in the front. From where Ginny was sitting, she could see Colin Creevey, a ravenclaw boy and a hufflepuff boy who were both in her muggle studies class. She gave them a small wave, which they returned, rather nervously.
Professor Alipes went around greeting each student. When she met everyone, she proceeded with the class.
"Good evening students. I am so happy to be here. For many of you, this is the first time that you have taken up and kind of dance form. Am I right?" she said. To this there was a lot of whispered murmuring and nodding of heads.
" Well, there is nothing to be afraid of. This year, I will be teaching you to jive and to do ballet, along with other classical dance forms. At the end of the year, the entire class from the fifth years to the seventh years will be taking part in a musical. There will be plenty of rolls for everyone." At this there were some looks of disbelief passed around.
Ignoring the whispers, she continued, " Today we shall start with some basic exercises. Will everyone please take a mat from the corner and lie down on it. Push the chairs at the back so you can have more space." At this there was a lot of scraping of chairs and rustling to get a mat that wasn't stepped on too much.
"Girls on the left and boys to the right, please. Now begin by doing these exercises." And she showed them 6 exercises, which they did with ease.
15 minutes later.......
" I think we have done enough for today. I will be giving you a schedule, for our later classes. On Wednesday, I will start with jive or ballet or if any of you have a suggestion, I will be happy to start with whatever you like" she said with a smile. "And remember to practice all your exercises."
With 5 minutes, the Hall was emptied. Ginny left with her two ravenclaw friends. She did not feel disappointed, but the class wasn't exactly to her expectations. Deciding that Wednesday would be better, she went up to her common room.
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A/n hi everyone. How do u like the story so far? Please review and tell me!!!!!!!
Do any of you know any good dances that I should write about? Trouble is I don't know the name of any dance. Also could someone suggest a musical? I was thinking cats, but I decided not to. Anything else?
-Princess 17